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Dyadic adjustment, sexual activities, and marital stability in the relationships of female-to-male transsexuals and their spouses were examined. Participants were 22 female-to-male transsexuals who had undergone some form of surgery to alter their anatomical sex, their spouses, and a control group of married or cohabitating nontranssexual men and women. Participants were administered the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and additional items to assess quantitatively their marital relationships. The transsexuals and their spouses were also asked open-ended interview questions concerning marital and life adjustments. Generally, the transsexuals and their spouses reported good and mutually satisfying interpersonal relationships that are in many ways comparable to those of the matched control group. These findings lend support to the previous clinical interview studies that have reported that female-to-male transsexuals form stable and enduring intimate relationships.
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This study was made possible by National Institute of Mental Health Grant 1 R03 MH 32847-01 and a Boston University Seed Research Grant.
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Fleming, M., MacGowan, B. & Costos, D. The dyadic adjustment of female-to-male transsexuals. Arch Sex Behav 14, 47–55 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541352
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